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Voter Eligibility and Registration QuestionsVoter Eligibility and Registration Questions
in Wales, 16 and 17-year-olds can vote in Senedd (Welsh Parliament) and local government elections. For UK general elections, the voting age across all constituent countries remains 18. A recent announcement in July 2025 of the UK government’s intention to introduce legislation that would lower the voting age to 16 for all UK-wide elections. As at September 2025, this legislation is yet to be passed.